North Port, Florida

11 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 While North Port continues to grow at a rate faster than much of southwest Florida, Mayor Langdon notes that the future will include continued expansion of its commercial development footprint over the next 25 years. As a parting thought she offers, “Although I won’t be here to see it, it’s my intention that by the time the city is built out, it will be diverse from a taxing point of view, we’ll have a vibrant, industrial commercial community in this city, and folks will have a much easier time balancing their budget than if we don’t achieve those things.” PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Wellen Park (941) 960-7105 n Wharton-Smith, Inc. www.whartonsmith.com A company’s character is revealed in what it does. Improving the quality of life wherever we do business is part of our heritage and culture and is an indispensable part of achieving our vision — to be the construction group of choice. n Benderson Development www.bendersondevelopment.com